Finally and Exciting Summer Film

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2013)

What's to say about "Pacific Rim"? I LOVED IT!! For starters, here's a film with a really good story that doesn't pander to us and refrains from those "way too clever" moments where we supposed to admire the wit of the production team while everything else in the production wasn't done with care, intelligence and love. In here, we can see those amusing bits. The word "shoe" comes to mind. "Pacific Rim" entertains, keeps you engaged, while looking for fresh new approaches, and at the same taking time to honor the best of past adventure and science fiction past, paying plenty of tribute to those "Godzilla" films that were both scary and ridiculous while we were little kids. Someone tried to make a really exciting one a few years ago, but they messed up with the formula. Del Toro brings back those beasts, spices it up with a bit of "Aliens", "Predators", "Godzilla", and "Blade Runner", and the mix is explosive and cool.
The story takes us into the near future, as the world is now exposed to the worst enemy. Something colossal in size that can cause enormous amounts of destruction, and that can be stopped at a great cost. Things become more complicated for humanity when it becomes obvious the beasts are learning and are literally more vicious than anything we have ever encountered, fully capable of fighting and destroying in just about every possible setting, from deep oceans, to land, to air.
There is emphasis on the importance of bond and memory, and some people might wince at the mere mention of it, but just thinking about it of those moments that serve as the way we develop a bit of interest on who these people might be instead of just looking at them as background decorations, expendable and boring. I can name a few films where that has been the problem, and we're talking about poorly developed situations and characters.
Also, remember to have good actors. Del Toro went back to pick up some of his usual associates for these, and he recruited a few fresh faces without making it look like a novelty. He has plenty of fun blending the best elements of boxing, kick boxing, fencing, nuclear weaponry, and just plain dirty fighting, and you need it with these creatures because they have absolutely no qualms about turning the robots into shredded metal and humans into ground beef.
Grab some popcorn, or whatever you like to enjoy while having a great time and enjoy an exciting time at the movies.